Where does “pown” come from?

pown (English) comes from Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian, from Proto-Germanic pūnōną — to break to pieces, pulverise.

Ancestry of “pown”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpounenTo pound to dust; to powder by crushing; To...
2Old Englishpūnianto pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush; to pound,...
3Proto-Germanicpūnōnąto break to pieces, pulverise

Words derived from “pown”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pūnōną →Every word from Old English pūnian →Every word from Middle English pounen →